Youth Unemployment Breeds Terrorism And Kidnapping In Nigeria – Uduaghan

Terrorism, violence and kidnapping in Nigeria are triggered by the persistent youth unemployment and poverty. Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, expressed this opinion on Wednesday while speaking at the launch of the Delta Micro Insurance Scheme (DMIS) in Asaba.

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Emmanuel Uduaghan

Uduaghan said that the problem did not have an easy solution as over the years lack of employment created a “pool” of young people who are now being recruited “to become kidnappers, armed robbers, terrorists and assassins”.

The governor expressed hope that the DMIS would help empower the youth in Delta and pull them out of poverty.

He recalled that in 2012 many farmers sustained huge losses because their business were not insured. He said this scheme – the first of its kind in Nigeria – was designed to avert such experiences in the future.

According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 54% of Nigeria’s youth was unemployed in 2012.

It will be recalled, that nearly 20 young people died in a stampede when on 15 March, 65,000 jobseekers turned up to 60,000-capacity National Stadium in Abuja to take a recruitment examination organised by Nigeria’s Immigration Service (NIS).